Sorry Lenny but Marvin was a waste of space, he ain't going to cut it in this league thats for sure, and GT will move him on soon , as i viewed it, our strikers weren't mobile enough and not running into space, our midfield would hold the ball for so long then loose it, the inter passing in midfield was good at time's but nothing to aim for up front...where normally Jacobson would pump the ball forward he tried a stupid back pass and nearly cost us a goal because he was getting frustrated with his options, we need to improve drastically if we are going to try and get something out of our next tough three friendly's thats for sure.
Morgan is absolutely rapid, surely if a lack of mobility is an issue Morgan isn't the person to criticise. He is an excellent dribbler, works hard and makes things happen. He is erratic and cannot finish for ****, but people rate him lower than they did at the start of last season because after a blistering start they got the idea he's some kind of prolific goal machine. I expect he'll start as back-up, on the bench for the majority of the season and I agree that he'll probably be gone when his contract expires if we stay up, but he is exactly the kind of player we want on the bench.
My point was really that our strike force is being made out to be terrible when it is most definitely not. Gornell is an excellent player, and, whilst I did and always have rated Collins, I feel he's being incredibly overrated by some of our fans (like all who left, really) and the gap between him and Gornell is minimal for me. People complain about our lack of a "20 goal a season striker", yet I would be amazed if Collins hits 15 league goals this season. As I have said on numerous occasions, I rate Gornell highly and expect him to flourish, and the supporting cast of Bradshaw and Morgan have enough about them to contribute. I know little about Doble, but I trust Turner's judgement with these kind of signings.
I don't follow the theory some seem to believe that we'll be playing 4-5-1 this season. I think we could see it utilised on occasions, but I would expect the standard 4-4-2 to remain the default formation. We have a goalscoring winger in Wright, goals from the middle with Hall and a solid defence.
I also can't see how people claim a striker is the main priority when you look at the defence. Another Grandison type player is needed, someone capable of playing full back and centre back to fill in the gaps and be our first choice, because I have reservations over Jones and I really doubt Hazell will be a patch on his old self after such a nasty injury.
a big f-off central defender and a defensive midfielder willing to track back to defence.
